Two piece holder for PCR sample tubes
US5710381A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01L2300/185
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A two-piece plastic holder for loosely holding microliter sample tubes of a preselected design, each tube having a cylindrically shaped upper section open at its top end, a closed, tapered lower section extending downwardly therefrom, and a circumferential shoulder extending outwardly from the upper section at a position on the upper section spaced from the open end thereof. The holder includes a one-piece tray member and a one-piece retainer. The one-piece tray member including a flat, horizontal plate section containing holes in a rectangular array, a first vertical tray sidewall section around the plate extending upwardly to a height greater than the height of a tube resting in one of the holes, and a second vertical tray sidewall section around the plate extending downwardly approximately to the bottom of the upper section of a tube resting in one of the holes. The one-piece retainer is releasably engageable inside the tray over any sample tubes resting in the tray. The retainer comprises a flat, horizontal plate section containing holes in a rectangular array, and a vertical retainer sidewall section around the retainer plate section extending upwardly from the plate. When the…
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